Car-fender.



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GABTENDBR. l APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 1V1, 1908.

I Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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GAR FENDER. APPLIOATION rrLnn AUG. 11, 190s. 9.1 5,373. Patented Mar.16. 1909.

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STANLEY J. OSTROWSKI, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CAR-FENDER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 190.9.

Application filed August 11, 1908. Serial N o. 448,029.

To all whom t may concern:

l Be it known that I, STANLEY J. OsTEoWsKI, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and a resident of the city of Seattle, in the countyof King and State of /Vashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Car-Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

The pimary object of the invention is the provision of an improvedfender comprising articulated sections arranged for relative adjustmentto present the fender in various desirable forms whereby a greaterdegree of safety against the loss of life or limb is insured.

Further objects and advantages will be set forth in the followingdescription and those features on which I desire protection defined inthe appended claims. l

In the accompanying drawings I'have disclosed my invention in such formas now preferred by me.

With reference to the drawing wherein like reference numerals indicatecorresponding parts throughout: Figure 1 is a view in side elevationillustrating a fender embodying my invention in one form of adjustmentand connected with the forward ortion of a car, the latter being shownin bro en section. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal sectionillustrating the fender in another form of adjustment. Fig. 3 is asimilar view to Fig. 1 showing the fender in still another form ofadjustment, and Fig. 4 is a plan view in artial section taken on line 44 of Fig, 1.

Vith reference to the drawings, numeral 1 designates a fender sectionwhich I will term a main section, the same, as shown, comprisingsubstantially L-shaped side members 10, cross members 11, 12 and 13secured to said side members and a suitable facing including reverselycurved strips 14 of resilient metal secured at their ends to the members11 and 12. This main section of the fender may be secured in position onthe car as 2, in any suitable manner; I have, however, shown the crossmember 12 engaging eye-bolts 20 secured to a projecting ledge 21 of thecar and the side members 10 provided with rearwardly projecting baseextensions 10 secured to the car frame.

At the forward end of section 1 is a guard section 3 comprising rockarms, as 3 pivotally engaged intermediate their ends with member 11,cross members 30 and 31 secured to said arms, and a facing includingstrips 32 and 32 secured to members 30 and 31 respectively and havingtheir inner end portion bent about member 11 to turn thereon.

Carried by the rock arms 3 is a folding cradle 4 including fendersections 40 and 41, the latter comprising angular side ieces 42swingingly engaged intermediate t eir ends with member 8O of the guardframe, cross members 43 and 44 secured to said side pieces and a facingincluding strips 45 and 45 secured to members 43 and 44 respectivelyvand having their inner end portions bent about member 30 to turnthereon. Frame section 40 consists of side pieces 46 pivotally engagedat their rear ends with member 44 of section 41, a cross member 47secured to the forward ends of said side pieces and a facing includingstrips 48 secured at one end to member 47 and bent about member 44 toturn thereon. The sections 40 and 41 are connected at the forward endsby flexible ties consisting of pivotally connected links 49 and 49swingingly engaged with the cross members 43 and 47 respectively. Eachlink 49 carries a suitable stop as 49 adjacent its point of connectionwith the companion link 49 which is adapted to engage in suitablenotches provided in the latter to insure the relative positions of thesections 40 and 41 when the cradle is folded or o en as indicated inFigs. 1 and 2 respective y.

In the normal position of the parts, as shown in Fig. 1, the fendersections 3 and 41 occupy substantially horizontal `positions whereinthey are maintained from downward swing by lugs 33 provided on the rockarms 3 and engaging the side members' 10 and lugs 41 provided on theside pieces 42 and engaging said arms. In this position of the parts,section 40 lies beneath section'41 substantially horizontal and isprevented from swinging downwardly by rearwardly projecting stops 40secured to the side pieces 46 and engaging adjacent rock arms 30.

While other provision may be made for effecting adjustment of the fendersections I have shown for this purpose a take up mechanism including adrum 5 secured to a shaft 50 rotatably mounted on car 2 and connected bymeans of gears 51 with a hand wheel 52 mounted on a bracket 53 fastenedto said car. Secured to drum 5 and to member 43 of section 40 are cables6 which engage each its respective guide sheaves as 60, 61 and 62mounted on the frame of the fender section 1, and pass betweenrespective bearing wheels 63 mounted on standards 64 secured to the rockarms 3.

Secured to the shaft 50 is a ratchet wheel 54 adapted for engagementwith a relatively fixed awl 55 to secure the shaft from rotation w endesired to secure the movable fender sections in various positions ofadjustment as will be understood from the following. In the normalposition of the parts as shown in Fig. 1, the fender will act in asatisfactory manner toreceive and carry a person falling from an erectposition. A great many accidents, however, occur by reason of a personstumbling in attempting to cross the track in front of an approachingcar in which event the motorman or attendant operates wheel 52 to Windup cable and thereby open cradle 4 to the position shown in Fig. 2wherein the forward edge of section 40 lies adjacent the rails of thetrack to scoop up the person. After the person is received in cradle 4it may be swung upwardly on pivot 30 by further operation of drum 5until lugs 41 engaO'e the forward end portions 30 of arms 3 therebyadjusting the cradle to a position wherein the person will be preventedfrom rolling therefrom. If the car is under considerable headway at thistime and a second person in danger thereof, further operation of drum 5may be effected as before to swing guard section 3 into an angularposition relatively to the adjacent portion of section 1, as indicatedin Fig. 3, to engage the person in advance of the car.

From the foregoing it will be understood that one person may be caughton the fender with its part in normal position, a second caught up inthe cradle and a third engaged by the guard section.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States of America, is:

1. A car fender comprising a main frame, rock arms mounted thereon, asupplemental section normally lying below said main section andswingingly connected with said rock arms, and means for swinging saidsupplemental sectionforwardly of said main section.

2. A car fender comprising a main frame, a cradle supported on saidframe at the forward end thereof, comprising fender sections connectedfor movement toward and from one another and means for swinging saidcradle bodily to a point above said main frame.

3. A car fender comprising a main frame, a cradle supported below saidmain frame for movement to a point above the same, a

guard connected for movement to an operative position beneath said mainframe by and during upward movement of said cradle, and means forswinging said cradle bodily to a point above said main frame.

4. A car fender comprising a main section, a supplemental sectionnormally lying substantially horizontal below the main section and meansconnecting said sections for supporting the supplemental section foradjustment forwardly into a downwardly inclined position.

5. A car fender comprising a main section, rock arms mounted thereon, asupplemental section swingingly connected with said rock arms andnormally lying beneath the same, and means to eff ect forward swing ofsaid supplemental section and swing the same upwardly.

6. A car fender comprising a main section, a cradle forwardly thereofcomprising pivotally connected fender sections, swingingly connectedwith said main section and normally lying in closed relation, means tolimit relative movement of said cradle sections, and means to swing saidcradle.

'7. A car fender comprising a main section, a guard section normallylying substantially horizontal, and pivotally connected with said mainsection for adjustment across the for- Y ward edge thereof, a cradlecomprising pivotally connected fender sections normally lyingsubstantially horizontal, one of said last sections being pivotallysupported on said guard section, means to limit relative movement olIthe cradle sections, means to swing the cradle, and means to engage thecradle with said guard section to adjust the latter'.

8. A car fender comprising a main section, a guard section normallylying substantially horizontal and pivotally connected with said firstsection for angular adjustment, a cradle comprising pivotally connectedfender sections normally lying one above the other, the upper one ofsaid last sections being pivotally supported on said guard section,means to swing said upper cradle section, means to limit relativemovement of said cradle section, and means to engage the cradle withsaid guard section to adjust the latter and elevate the cradle.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 3rd day of August, 1908.

STANLEY J. OSTRGWSKI. Witnesses:

JOHN W. FILKINs. SARAH B. FOLEY.

